This blog is about fairness; about looking at objects from multiple perspectives. Stable transformation comes only slowly; and only if the environment is free of sporadic jitters of passion and anger that destabilize growth. I strongly believe that the path to peace crosses through the battle with self.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Karoubi demands from the IRI to prosecute him publicly

In his message, he first apologizes to his neighbors for the harassment the IRI thugs have created; for having them and their families to hear profanities that are not even expected from the governmental thugs (I suspect sexual profanities and insults shouted towards him and his family members.)

Next, he addresses some of the conservatives, like MohsenRezayee, MahdaviKani (he is promised Hashemi's job), HasanRohani and Ghalibaf, who had been silent to date about all these events, but who joined the camp of death-seekers for Mousavi, Karoubi, Hashemi and Khatami. Karoubi states that he understands that their statements are based on pressure from above; he draws attention to similar statements made by Abtahi, one of his consultants who was arrested, tortured and forced to make a televised condemnation of Karoubi.

He states that he understand that there is a concerted effort to bring them to trial and is asking only one favor from the conservatives who have just now joined the camp of anti-Greeners:

To push the judiciary to try them in public. Just like Shah did when they prosecuted Golsorkhi, Bokharayee and Taleghani and others ...

Karoubi expresses cynicism, based on the conduct of the national broadcasters to be objective and fair, but he asks the press be allowed to witness and publish his defense, where he wishes to establish "who" exactly is attempting an over-throw of the regime.

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Anonymous
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United States Legal code:

TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 115 > § 2385

§ 2385. Advocating overthrow of Government

Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or

Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or

Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

As used in this section, the terms “organizes” and “organize”, with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units of such society, group, or assembly of persons.

REaders, I am not this rude to everyone, but I know the FASCIST who has posted the anonymous message for years, So I give him a piece of my mind, for a second, I am going to hold a mirror to the action of the government this idiot is supporting.

You asshole:

last time I checked, the USA did not disallow people to hold peaceful assembly.

last time I check, the USA didn't unleash thugs aka BAsijis on people and allow anyone camp freely in front of someone's house, blocking their access, harassing their neighbors and chanting death and splashing paint on their walls.

You fascist want to abide by LAW? they you #@@%^ better get those dogs who are no uniformed police, who are not carrying a permit, who shoot paint balls and stones at people's houses, and who kill and slit throat of our writers because their fucking Temsah has allowed them to ... you m@$#%#^ F!$R23r5f go try them first!

ha! Rowhani was my favorite to run for president last year, long before the nominees were announced.

I loved Karoubi's statement.

My grandmother always says that it's "aghebat bekheyri" that's the most important part of life. I groan and grumble whenever she says it, but who would have ever thought Karoubi, "dozdeh bonyad shahid" as my friends used to call him, would be so "aghebat bekheyr", loved and respected by so many?

naj, do you think M & K did the right thing calling for protests on the 1st of esfand? (If they did it together, I saw it on kalemeh). I'm kind of ambivalent, I'm not sure what to think. They need to walk a very fine line. People want to protest, but they also want to live their lives, even if that's a dichotomy. I spoke to my aunts (not the real kind ;) on skype today and they (pretty "green" folks ;) who went with the entire family for 25 Bahman) were a bit agitated.

And there will be enough time for the thugs to round up for the 1st and lock the entire city.

Maybe M & K feel that the majority of greens aren't feeling like my aunts and will show up? Or maybe like many of us "reformers" (or ex-reformers) they now know full well that there is no chance for compromise, so they want to call for protests whenever possible?

Next, since they are under house arrest, and the communication is cut, this movement is headless. A group of radicalized youth are taking over; I think at this stage what M & K advise is irrelevant!

These kids will do what they want. And violence is no longer off limits. They have been cheated; out of their election, out of their martyrs and also out of the image of civilian when thugs posed as protesters only to beat them up!

so, since we are outside, we should just sit and pray for them to not die in mass ... ordinary people will not protest ... but too much emotion is unleashed ... brace yourself for the worst my dear.

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